What it's about: After years on the road with her mother, running from their freakishly bad luck, Alice is resourceful, tough, and angry -- qualities she'll need after her mom is kidnapped. Desperate to rescue her, Alice looks for clues from a forbidden source: Tales from the Hinterland, the cult-classic book of sinister fairy tales written by her grandmother.

What it's about: Just when things are looking especially bleak for 18-year-old thief Zara, she gets an unexpected reprieve: she's been chosen as an Honor, one of a select group of humans who will join the Leviathan -- a species of sentient alien spaceships -- on an exploratory journey through the stars.

Why you might like it: With futuristic world-building and complex bonds between human and alien characters, this series opener is sure to grab science fiction fans.

What it's about: A talented singer who is losing her voice, a gay teen on the brink of running away to find the boy he loves and a city newcomer reeling from a tragedy collide in Central Park and gradually reveal to each other the losses that have made them feel out of control.

What it's about: Inventing fantasy friends based on a favorite 1990s television series when her mother fears she is not fitting in at school, Caroline is discovered and given an ultimatum by her mother to make real friends or start attending therapy. By the author of the Ghost and the Goth trilogy.

Who it's for: Followers of the 90s show Felicity, as well as Rainbow Rowell fans. Felicity meets Fangirl.

What it's about: Armed with the ability to tame and control the monstrous daeva, Tea enacts her revenge against the royals who wronged her, but she is hampered by her disapproving brother and pursued by enemies wishing to use her dark magic for themselves.

Series alert: Book #2 in a three-part series. Start with The Bone Witch first.

Webcomics in Print

Though they differ in story and style, the comics and graphic novels below all have one thing in common: they started as webcomics.

Starring: Susan, Esther, and Daisy, three unlikely friends trying navigate their first year of college. Because whether you're having awkward personal revelations, dealing with gross dudebros, or surviving the flu in a dorm room, it's easier when you don't have to do it alone.

Who it's for: older teens looking for a snarky and relatable slice of university life.

Series alert: This collection is just the 1st of many: Volume 7 is due out later this month, and the series is still in progress.

What it's about: A dismembered bride. A monster in human skin. A wolf outside your window. These familiar fairy tale themes get a visually arresting new spin in this collection of horror comics. Canadian artist Emily Carroll illustrates each chilling tale with bold colors (emphasis on blood red), careful details, and suspenseful pacing.

Is it for you? If you love the eerie atmosphere of Edward Gorey's art but prefer a more unsettling edge, don't miss this shiver-inducing read.

What it's about: After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and three older brothers, Maggie enrolls in public high school, where interacting with her peers is complicated by the ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life.

Who it's for: fans of coming-of-age tales with a spooky, supernatural twist.

What it's about: When gleefully violent Nimona first offers to be his sidekick, villainous Lord Ballister Blackheart turns her down. Once she reveals that she's a shapeshifter, however, Blackheart is intrigued. Nimona could be useful for overthrowing Blackheart's archenemies...but does she really have her powers under control?

Why you might like it: Adorably edgy cartoons provide the perfect visuals for this witty, heartfelt fantasy that defies stereotypes about good and evil.